Tangential: there's a theory that hunting and gathering is more productive per work time than ancient farming. Farming won out because it favors centralization

Tangential: there's a theory that hunting and gathering is more productive per work time than ancient farming. Farming won out because it favors centralization of power: it is more productive per area, so the chieftain can better keep an eye on a larger group, and it increases switching costs, so farmers will put up with more abuse.